512th Airlift Wing Features https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil 512th Airlift Wing Features RSS Feed en-us Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:22:00 GMT Sun, 17 Jan 2021 04:06:14 GMT Team Dover firefighter serves country, community https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1346717/team-dover-firefighter-serves-country-community/ Serving both his country and his community, Tech. Sgt. Scott Morisette, a firefighter with the Dover AFB Fire Department, also volunteers his off time as a volunteer firefighter in his local community. This gives him two reasons to be thanked for his service. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Oct/17/2001828762/82/55/0/171013-F-BF612-0003.JPG' alt='Team Dover firefighter serves country, community' /> <br /> Tue, 17 Oct 2017 19:22:00 GMT Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1346717/team-dover-firefighter-serves-country-community/ French NATO linguist visits the 512th Airflift Wing https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1328304/french-nato-linguist-visits-the-512th-airflift-wing/ Air Force Maj. Amy Wilkins, a reservist assigned to the 512th Airlift Wing, reconnected with her Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officer Language Academy instructor Sept. 7, 2017, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. <br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Sep/28/2001819071/82/55/0/170927-F-HW934-0517.JPG' alt='Wilkins invited Magnienville to Dover for a tour.' /> <br /> Fri, 29 Sep 2017 11:00:00 GMT Senior Airman Damien Taylor https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1328304/french-nato-linguist-visits-the-512th-airflift-wing/ Reserve doctor leads medical humanitarian mission https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1283046/reserve-doctor-leads-medical-humanitarian-mission/ Air Force Lt. Col. Dan Naumann, a 512th Airlift Wing physician, had 24 hours to travel from a<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Aug/18/2001794786/82/55/0/170809-F-HW934-044.JPG' alt='Smoky Mountain Medical' /> <br /> Sat, 19 Aug 2017 11:00:00 GMT Senior Airman Damien Taylor https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1283046/reserve-doctor-leads-medical-humanitarian-mission/ Undercover boss turned ISO Dock mom https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1237282/undercover-boss-turned-iso-dock-mom/ Throughout 2016, Team Dover’s Isochronal Inspection Dock was in the midst of a leadership turnover. They heard they were getting a new commander, and that commander would be a woman.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jun/30/2001771575/82/55/0/170628-F-OB680-2004.JPG' alt='Airman 1st Class Stacey Deluca, 436th Maintenance Squadron Regional ISO Dock consolidated tool krib custodian, stands in front of a bench stock part cabinet June 28, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. Deluca joined the Air Force at age 39 after watching her son graduate Air Force Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne)' /> <br /> Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:25:00 GMT Senior Airman Aaron J. Jenne https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1237282/undercover-boss-turned-iso-dock-mom/ Dolphins deploy with Rainier Wing https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1133841/dolphins-deploy-with-rainier-wing/ The 446th Airlift 'Rainier' Wing transported four dolphins from the U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP) from San Diego to Key West, Florida.<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2017/Mar/24/2001721794/82/55/0/170313-F-IX016-024.JPG' alt='Dolphins deploy with Rainier Wing.' /> <br /> Fri, 24 Mar 2017 18:17:00 GMT 1st Lt. Alyssa Hudyma https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/1133841/dolphins-deploy-with-rainier-wing/ “Pros from Dover” rewrite Red Flag’s playbook https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194063/pros-from-dover-rewrite-red-flags-playbook/ "There's no shame in getting sick," Maj. Christian Fiore said with a smile during an unofficial<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2013/May/10/2000050998/82/55/0/130503-F-PA987-001.JPG' alt='Aircrew members from the 326th Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Force Base, Del., fly en route to Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., and discuss a low-altitude training mission planned to influence future Red Flag exercises May 3, 2013. The crew was part of an eight-person team charged with conducting a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise during the 512th Airlift Wing&#39;s unit training assembly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erika Brooke)' /> <br /> Fri, 10 May 2013 17:05:19 GMT Tech. Sgt. Andria J. Allmond https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194063/pros-from-dover-rewrite-red-flags-playbook/ Top Stories Exercises & Missions USO provides leisure, volunteer opportunities for junior enlisted reservists https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194064/uso-provides-leisure-volunteer-opportunities-for-junior-enlisted-reservists/ (This is 2 of 3 stories in a series of on-base resources available to junior enlisted<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2013/Mar/01/2000071784/82/55/0/130222-F-DO192-006.JPG' alt='USO volunteer John Guy sits at a welcome desk where he greets visitors and their families at the USO Delaware center Feb. 22, 2013. The number of USO Delaware active volunteers has more than doubled in the past two and a half years. (U.S. Air force photo by Senior Airman Joe Yanik/Released)' /> <br /> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:08:28 GMT Senior Airman Joe Yanik https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194064/uso-provides-leisure-volunteer-opportunities-for-junior-enlisted-reservists/ Top Stories Base Events Family The fight of her life: Reservist's wife battles MS with mixed martial arts https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194065/the-fight-of-her-life-reservists-wife-battles-ms-with-mixed-martial-arts/ Dawn Fiore has been studying martial arts for 17 years, but it was only last year she went public<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2013/Jan/28/2000081022/82/55/0/121116-F-BO262-110.JPG' alt='Dawn Fiore, the wife a Reserve pilot assigned to the 326th Airlift Squadron, Dover Air Base, Del., strikes a fighting stance Nov. 16, 2012, at the base fitness center. Fiore discreetly battled multiple sclerosis for eight years until an online feature interview in 2012, when she went public about wrangling her medical illness with fitness and martial arts. After being diagnosed with MS, Fiore went on to earn a first degree black belt in Taekwondo and practices other martial arts, including Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo and Haidong Gumdo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Roland Balik)' /> <br /> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:37:00 GMT Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194065/the-fight-of-her-life-reservists-wife-battles-ms-with-mixed-martial-arts/ Top Stories Fitness Family Reservist volunteers repeatedly for honorable duty https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194066/reservist-volunteers-repeatedly-for-honorable-duty/ Senior Airman Joshua Fernandez is a pretty familiar face around the Charles C. Carson Center for<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2012/Oct/17/2000105227/82/55/0/111113-F-MM982-041.JPG' alt='Senior Airman Joshua Fernandez closes the door of the transfer vehicle during a dignified transfer Nov. 13, 2011, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Fernandez has served in a variety of positions inside the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs during his deployments in support of the sacred mission. Fernandez is assigned to the 512th Memorial Affairs Squadron at Dover AFB. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Adrian Rowan) ' /> <br /> Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:35:36 GMT Staff Sgt. Caitlin Jones https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194066/reservist-volunteers-repeatedly-for-honorable-duty/ Top Stories Deployment Recognition Wing combats identity theft https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194067/wing-combats-identity-theft/ Would you hand over your social security number to a stranger? How about posting your bank account<br/> Wed, 15 Aug 2012 18:46:36 GMT Staff Sgt. Andria J. Allmond https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194067/wing-combats-identity-theft/ Reservist gives new meaning to term 'hockey mom' https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194068/reservist-gives-new-meaning-to-term-hockey-mom/ Wisps of blonde hair are swept aside to reveal a small, white scar positioned above her left eye -<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2012/Aug/02/2000128466/82/55/0/120722-F-XW024-003.JPG' alt='Kate Blanchfield drives a ball toward the goal during her team&#39;s July 22, 2012, win in a Dover, Del., adult field hockey league. The 512th Airlift Wing technical sergeant has played the sport for 15 years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Chief Master Sgt. Matt Proietti)' /> <br /> Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:50:08 GMT Staff Sgt. Andria J. Allmond https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194068/reservist-gives-new-meaning-to-term-hockey-mom/ Top Stories Training flight fuels fervor of future Airmen https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194069/training-flight-fuels-fervor-of-future-airmen/ Her glasses having slid down the bridge of her nose, Latoya Gatewood-Young's expression hardens<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2012/Jun/30/2000137903/82/55/0/120623-F-SO401-002.JPG' alt='Senior Master Sgt. John Tingle, 436th Civil Engineer Squadron and a former military training instructor, lines up newly enlisted 512th Airlift Wing reserv¬ists and explains the fundementals of marching. The new recruits are part of the Air Force Reserve Command’s Development and Training Flight, designed to prepare Airmen for Basic Military Training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andria J. Allmond) ' /> <br /> Sat, 30 Jun 2012 14:28:31 GMT Staff Sgt. Andria J. Allmond https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194069/training-flight-fuels-fervor-of-future-airmen/ Reservist shares gift of poetic healing https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194070/reservist-shares-gift-of-poetic-healing/ As a child, she climbed mango and coconut trees in her backyard to satisfy her hunger. Now, she is<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2012/Mar/16/2000169470/82/55/0/120315-F-LQ683-062.JPG' alt='Tech. Sgt. Enid J-Ellis, a 512th Airlift Wing reservist who is currently deployed as a C3 technician to the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations, Dover Air Force Base, Del., dedicates her poem, &quot;The Knight in American Armor&quot; to the servicemen and women, defending the nation in times of war. J-Ellis has authored three books of poetry for self healing and courage for others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Myco Apat)' /> <br /> Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:28:59 GMT 2nd Lt. Lori Fiorello https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194070/reservist-shares-gift-of-poetic-healing/ Former 512th member offers glimpse into 1950's Reserve life https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194071/former-512th-member-offers-glimpse-into-1950s-reserve-life/ (Editor's note: The 512th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Office frequently receives requests for unit<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2011/Oct/27/2000205739/82/55/0/110904-F-XO230-005.JPG' alt='Airman 2nd Class Richard Staley (far right), socializes with fellow Airmen from the 512th Troop Carrier Wing Medium during a wing dining-in, known as a &quot;wing ding,&quot; circa 1956. Staley joined the Air Force Reserve unit, then located in New Castle, Del., in 1954, seven years after the Air Force became a separate service. (Courtesy photo)' /> <br /> Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:50:15 GMT Master Sgt. Veronica Aceveda https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194071/former-512th-member-offers-glimpse-into-1950s-reserve-life/ Restoring Memories https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194072/restoring-memories/ On the tarmac of the Dover Air Force Base, Del., Air Mobility Command Museum, aircraft of a past<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2011/Jun/28/2000242477/82/55/0/110623-F-JL266-103.JPG' alt='Dover AFB.' /> <br /> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:02:51 GMT Airman 1st Class Samuel Taylor https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194072/restoring-memories/ Top Stories Dragon tales: Reserve spouse's fantasy novel published https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194073/dragon-tales-reserve-spouses-fantasy-novel-published/ The mythological, reptilian-winged beast found in the heroic tales such as "Saint George and the<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2011/May/19/2000254394/82/55/0/010111-F-IL418-001.JPG' alt='Bonnie Then, wife of Master Sgt. Ommar Then with the 512th Airlift Wing at Dover Air Force Base, Del., released her first book &quot;Familiar Origins&quot; in April. It&#39;s the first published novel for Mrs. Then. The fantasy-fiction novel is about five children growing up in a magical world where dragons are supreme beings. The tale focuses on the children and their ability to confront difficult life experiences and to challenge the dragons whose goal is to take over the world. (Courtesy photo)' /> <br /> Thu, 19 May 2011 13:15:41 GMT Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194073/dragon-tales-reserve-spouses-fantasy-novel-published/ Top Stories Meet Dover's four-legged wingmen https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194074/meet-dovers-four-legged-wingmen/ If you ask an Airman how his day at work was, he might say "rough."If you asked one of these<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/26/2000261906/82/55/0/110422-F-JL266-019.JPG' alt='Members of the 436th Air Wing and students from the Child Development Center participate in an Earth Day ceremony April 20, 2011 Dover Air Force Base, Del. After the ceremony, those present planted a tree in honor of Earth Day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Adrian Rowan) ' /> <br /> Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:41:52 GMT Airman 1st Class Samuel Taylor https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194074/meet-dovers-four-legged-wingmen/ Civic leaders take flight, experience Dover AFB mission https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194075/civic-leaders-take-flight-experience-dover-afb-mission/ The engines whined to a high-pitched roar and with a sudden start, the C-17 Globemaster III jetted<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2011/Apr/20/2000263705/82/55/0/110413-F-BO262-001.JPG' alt='Twenty-five honorary commanders participated in a C-17 Globemaster III flight and tour of a C-5M Super Galaxy and several base operations facilities at Dover Air Force Base, Del., April 13, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)' /> <br /> Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:40:56 GMT Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194075/civic-leaders-take-flight-experience-dover-afb-mission/ Top Stories Committed to caring: When your Airman is deployed, stay connected https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194076/committed-to-caring-when-your-airman-is-deployed-stay-connected/ A deployed Airman who witnessed his wife giving birth to their child via live Internet video<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2010/May/21/2000360264/82/55/0/100408-F-9429S-103.JPG' alt='Staff Sgt. Gavin Ramos is video-recorded April 8, 2010, while reading a book for his children at a non-disclosed base in Southwest Asia. Sergeant Ramos was the first Airman at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing to participate in the USO&#39;s United Through Reading program. The program allows a deployed servicemember to read a book while being recorded, and the book and a DVD are sent home to a child to view and follow along. Sergeant Ramos is a services journeyman with the 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron. He is deployed from the 154th Force Support Squadron at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol)' /> <br /> Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:23:56 GMT Master Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194076/committed-to-caring-when-your-airman-is-deployed-stay-connected/ Superhero sergeant: Reservist uses comic book to raise funds for wounded warriors https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194077/superhero-sergeant-reservist-uses-comic-book-to-raise-funds-for-wounded-warriors/ The superhero filled stories of the X-Men, Fantastic Four and New Teen Titans were some of his<br/> <img src='https://media.defense.gov/2011/Feb/28/2000282365/82/55/0/110225-F-5525M-004.JPG' alt='Master Sgt. Eric Sellers, 512th Aerospace Medicine Squadron laboratory services NCO in charge, is an avid comic book fan. He assisted in the production of the Pacesetter magazine that highlights the work of comic illustrator George Perez. All proceeds benefit the Wounded Warror Project. (Image by George Perez)' /> <br /> Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:33:29 GMT Capt. Marnee A.C. Losurdo https://www.512aw.afrc.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/194077/superhero-sergeant-reservist-uses-comic-book-to-raise-funds-for-wounded-warriors/